Role of smoking in lung cancer

Lung cancer is the most common cause of cancer
death in both men and women. High incidence of lung cancer over the past half century is directly linked to smoking.
Lung cancer

Smoking is responsible for 90% of all cancer deaths
Cases of lung cancer is increasing. Lung cancer is responsible for more deaths from cancer of colon and rectal cancer, breast cancer and prostate cancer combined.
Lung cancer is mainly that people over 45 years. At the time of each set of symptoms, the spread is usually the case.

Smoking

Lung cancer is directly related to smoking. More than 40 carcinogens have been identified in cigarette smoke. The risk of lung cancer is directly related to the number of cigarettes. Change in consumption of high-tar filter cigarettes Mufltrp to low tar cigarettes, which corresponds to a change in squamous cell carcinoma to adenocarcinoma. A long-term smoking cessation, and eliminate the risk of lung cancer. Up to 40% in newly diagnosed lung cancer of former smokers. (Do not the average duration of 9 years